Hi Friends,For more than 40 years, a woman named Sally Winey has been repairing old teddy bears that people send to her from across the country. These bears arrive worn thin, missing eyes, with torn seams and fading fur. But to the peop...

Friends,You may have caught on that John chapter 4, the story of the encounter of Jesus with a Samaritan woman at a well, is a favorite of mine, since I reference it nearly every Communion Sunday.The truth is, I come to that story...

"Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested by the devil..." Matthew 4:1The devil is clever. Devil in Greek is διαβόλου (diabolos), one who 'throws-across', or 'casts-through'; in other words, one with the a...

Dear Friends,This Sunday, we’ll gather at the threshold of Transfiguration, a moment in the church year that invites us to look up and around, to notice what’s shining.  We’re invited to remember that the holy happens here, too, ev...

"You are the salt of the earth; but if salt becomes tasteless, can it be salty again?" - Matthew 5:13Friends,In the collection of sayings we call the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus calls us away from blandness, challenges us to resi...